The upper elevational range edges of most tropical cloud forest tree species and hence the
'treeline'are thought to be determined primarily by temperatures. For this reason, the treeline …

Studies investigating treelines in the Southern Hemisphere are underrepresented in the
global literature, with a strong bias towards Northern Hemisphere treelines. Treelines in the …

The previous chapters have provided a first insight into the heterogeneity, complexity and
great physiognomic and ecological variety of the timberline phenomenon; a heterogeneity …

Because of the characteristically low temperatures and ambient CO 2 concentrations
associated with greater altitudes, mountain forests may be particularly sensitive to global …

Many tropical alpine treelines lie below their climatic potential, because of natural or
anthropogenic causes. Forest extension above the treeline depends on the ability of trees to …

Understanding how tropical systems have responded to large-scale climate change, such as
glacial-interglacial oscillations, and how human impacts have altered those responses is …

Observations and projections for mountain regions show a strong tendency towards upslope
displacement of their biomes under future climate conditions. Because of their climatic and …

Tropical peatlands store a significant portion of the global soil carbon (C) pool. However,
tropical mountain peatlands contain extensive peat soils that have yet to be mapped or …

Aim To present a method that assesses the influence of environmental variables, including
climate, substrate, topography, and anthropogenic disturbances, on the distribution of …

For over 100 years, mountain treelines have been the subject of varied research endeavors
and remain a strong area of investigation. The purpose of this paper is to examine aspects of …